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to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
innovated a new system for filing books that dramatically improved efficiency in libraries
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Recent Examples of innovating
Bravo said that code written by AI is innovating faster than some expected, but can’t fully replace the functions of research and development teams.
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Lola Murti, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Leadership is committed to innovating and addressing shifting consumer preferences, aiming to help the brand reach its full potential and inspire confidence in its future direction.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1962, the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, was working on innovating a communication system that would reliably connect military computers even in the face of a nuclear attack.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
This season, younger designers leant into heavy knitwear pieces, embracing ancient crafts by collaborating with local artisans to create sustainable wools, alongside innovating with materials and form.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
From telecommunications excise taxes to radio and television license fees to taxes on gasoline to road use fees for electric vehicles, tax authorities have a history of innovating to keep pace with new technologies new forms of consumer behavior.
—Laura Clayton McDonnell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Those who remain employed are put under intense pressure to keep innovating.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
His aristocratic taste inherited ideas of beauty and old European style, rather than innovating with new trends.
—Jye Marshall, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Fairyland, meanwhile, kept innovating.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Lola Murti, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Leadership is committed to innovating and addressing shifting consumer preferences, aiming to help the brand reach its full potential and inspire confidence in its future direction.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1962, the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, was working on innovating a communication system that would reliably connect military computers even in the face of a nuclear attack.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
This season, younger designers leant into heavy knitwear pieces, embracing ancient crafts by collaborating with local artisans to create sustainable wools, alongside innovating with materials and form.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
From telecommunications excise taxes to radio and television license fees to taxes on gasoline to road use fees for electric vehicles, tax authorities have a history of innovating to keep pace with new technologies new forms of consumer behavior.
—Laura Clayton McDonnell, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Those who remain employed are put under intense pressure to keep innovating.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
His aristocratic taste inherited ideas of beauty and old European style, rather than innovating with new trends.
—Jye Marshall, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Fairyland, meanwhile, kept innovating.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innovating
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Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on Thursday establishing limits on when an outside investigation must take place following a Texas jail inmate’s death.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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Trump signed an executive order in December to push for a single regulatory framework for AI, establishing a litigation task force to challenge state AI laws, namely those led by Democratic lawmakers.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bienvenido’s tax records show Enriquez has drawn a similarly low salary from the nonprofit organization since founding it in 2019, despite regularly pulling in six-figure fundraising hauls.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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The fresh exits mean that xAI’s founding team has now been cut in half, with six of the original 12 members now gone.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Lusty Lady, a San Francisco strip club, was pioneering when its workers unionized in 1997, though it’s now closed.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Starcow is a shop that is credited with pioneering French streetwear in 1996 by fusing the worlds of skateboarding and hip-hop.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company has compared the cost of creating a biodrone to that of building a conventional unmanned aerial vehicle, emphasizing that birds require no battery recharging and can fly farther in a single day.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her daughter, Nina Greipel, fulfilled a promise to patrons by creating a cookbook of the restaurant's recipes.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet House leadership fought off an attempt to at least sanction him, instead adopting a delay tactic of initiating another ethics investigation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy could have blamed the Eisenhower administration for initiating such a harebrained plan.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Now, authorities are stepping in to slow the flow, introducing new restrictions aimed at curbing day-trip tourism.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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When a damaging news cycle lingers, Trump is prone to, fully intentionally and knowingly, introducing a new, even more sensational headline of his own making, a distraction that scrambles the media's focus and divides his critics' energy.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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Karacasu Tekstil did its part, launching its Spinnovation collection of yarns that use half as much water and produce half as many carbon emissions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The elusive, incredibly difficult jump involves launching forward, spinning 4 1/2 times in the air, and landing backwards.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Innovating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innovating. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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